is a list of interesting facts, printed on the last page of Harpers Magazine.
This is one of the items I just read:
Rank shared by Jesus Christ and Bill Clinton among "the greatest Americans of all time," according to Americans: 13
I think a few Americans may be surprised to discover that Christ wasn't American.
He wasn't even a Christian.
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ReplyDeleteBut...but...what about all the pictures of Jesus in the Bible: white-skinned, neatly-cropped brown hair, clean, pressed white gown, purple sash. Very stylish. It's all over there!
I can't believe this. Surely he was American.
Good taste and inter-racial harmony prevents me from making all the obvious comments.
ReplyDeleteI went looking through the site in the hope of linking to that reference: Proportion of Britons that cannot name the city in which the musical 'Chicago' is set - 65%
Obviously joe public is as stupid whichever side on the pond they live on. It's merely the nature of the ignorance that varies.
Make that international harmony.
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